Splint



Feb. 24, 1931. c. F. CLAYTON SPLINT Filad Jan 24, 1930 CHASEGLAYTON ATTORN EY Patented Feb. 24, 1931 CHARLES F. CLAYTON, 015 FORT WORTH, TEXAS SPLINT Application filed January 24, 1930. Serial No. 423,090.

My invention relates to splints for fracture of the clavicle; and the object is to provide splints for holding fragments of broken parts in their normal positions and preventt' ing overriding of fragments on each other for the purpose of making possible recovery without deformity and to provide devices which will be comfortable to the body and which will not irritate parts of the body.

10 Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following description and the invention will be more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference. is bad to the accompanying drawings which forma part of this application.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the splint assembled.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the upper bar or 20 supporting brace, showing its connections.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the front parts of the splint.

Fig. 4: is a perspective view of the rear connections for the splints.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same parts throughout the several views.

The splint is provided with a front supporting brace in two parts. 1 and 1. These parts are slidably connected by their ends which are slotted and connected to each other by bolts 15 and nuts 16. The brace is thus adjustable for different sizes of patients. The splint has on its outer ends kidneyshaped pads 2 which are connected to ends of the splint by ball and socket joints or swivel connections. The pads 2 are located sub stantially between the tips of the shoulder and the clavicle so that the splint will not irritate the parts of the body. The bars 1 are curved towards their ends to form concave surfaces and straight bars 4 are riveted or welded or otherwise attached to the bar 1, leaving elongated spaces between the bars 4 and the bar 1 for vertical bars 5. The object of the spaces 17 is to provide for adjustment of the bars 5 laterally. The vertical bars 5 have elongated slots at their juncture 'with the bars 4 so that the bars 5 may be 50 adjusted vertically for adjustment to bodies ofdiiferent lengths or shape. Towards their upper ends the bars 5 are curved to conform to thebody and must be extended sufficiently above the shoulders so that they will not rest on the shoulders. The bars 5 are secured to bars 4: by clamps 6. P The bars 5 at their upper and rear extremity are provided with buckles 7 and means for attach ing the buckles 7 to the bars 5. j

The bars 5 havebayonet forward projections intermediate their connection with the bars tand their lowest points, and at their lower extremities thesebars 5 are bent at right angles and extended backwardly. Pads 14. are connected to the bars 5 at their lowest points by ball and socket joints or swivel connections to prevent the metal from injuring the body and to make the splint easily engage the body and to distribute the pressure on the body at the points where the metal of the bars would not be yielding.

Abuckle 13 is connected to one end of the bar5 and a strap 12 is caughtby the buckle 13. The other end of the strap 12 is detachably connected to the other end of the bar 5, the strap 12 being easily flexible and extended behind the body,for attaching the splint to the body. The straps 11 and 10 are caught in the buckles 7 which are attached to the rear upper extremities of the bar 5. The straps 10 and 11 are crossed and extended down to the lower horizontal members of the bars 5 and connected thereto by ball and socket joints or swivel connections.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. A clavicle splint comprising a longitudinal bar in two parts adjustably connected together, said bars being curved backwardly at their outer ends and curved pads attached thereto, straight bars spanning the curved portions of said bar and attached thereto, vertical braces projected through the spaces between said straight bars and the curved portions of the horizontal bar and curved above the shoulders and extended below said bars, angular extensions of said braces extending backwardly, pads pivotally con nected to said braces at their lowest extremities, straps attached to the upper extremities of said braces and crossed and attachcdto the rear terminals of said angular extensions,

and one strap attached to the terminals of said angular extensions and extended horizontally behind the back of the wearer.

' 2. A clavicle splint comprising a bar in two parts adjustably connected together and curved backwardly at their terminals and curved] pads pivotally connected thereto for holding the shoulders and claviclebones in their normal positions, straight bars spanning the curved portionsof s'ai'd horizontal bar and attached thereto to form spaces for lateral adjustments, vertical braces extended through said spaces and adjustable on said straight bar and extended above the shoulders of the patient withcurvedterminals and extended downwardly from said first named bar with forward offsets above theirlowest extremities, said barshaving right angular extensions backwardly from their lowest extreniities, pads pivotally connected to said vertical braces at their lowest extremities,

. and flexible straps for securing said vertical braces to the body. 7 v

3. A clavicle splint comprising an exp ansible and contractible holding bar extending across and in front of the body and provided with curved terminals, curved pads attached to said terminals torholding the shoulders and clavicle in normal position, straight, bars spanning said curved terminals and attached thereto and forming spaces for lateral ad justments of other braces, vertical braces fixedly adjustable on said straight bars and serving to hold said pads against the body, said vertical braces having their upper and lower terminals extended behind the body, flexible straps for engaging said terminals for bindingthe splint on the body, and pads pivotally connected to said .vertical'b-races at their lowest extremities to prevent the metal of the braces from injuring the body.

In testimony whereof, I set my hand, this 11th day of January, 1930.

CHARLES F. CLAYTON, 1 

